Display box



March 18, 1958 R. c. J. PALSON 2,827,163

DISPLAY BOX Filed Sept. 20, 1954 INVEN TOR.

f RKHARD cu. PALSON ATTORNEY United States Patent DISPLAY BOX Richard C. J. Palson, Needham, Mass, assignor to The Farrington Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application September 20, 1954, Serial No. 457,139

1 Claim. (Cl. 206-452.)

This invention relates to the packaging of jewelry and particularly to display boxes for watch bands and the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide a box having a base, a cover, and means aflixed to the exterior of the cover to expedite removal thereof from the base and thereafter to maintain the base in a generally upright position so that an article mounted thereon may be presented to view in a pleasing display. The novel features of this invention together with further objects and advantages thereof will become more readily apparent when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the display box ofthis invention when the box is closed;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the display box of this invention with the base supported in a generally upright position by the cover when an article mounted on the base is to be displayed;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 except that the longer sides of the base are oriented horizontally rather than vertically as in Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like elements are designated by the same reference characters, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that the display box of this invention comprises a rectangular base 11 and a matching rectangular cover 12 each of which may be formed with any relatively stifif material including cardboard. Base 11 includes a bottom wall 21 and four side walls 22; and cover 12 includes a top wall 23 and four side walls 24. In addition, base 11 is provided with an interior flange member 13 so that when the box is closed with cover 12 resting on base 11 the abutting side Walls of the base and cover will be flush with one another, this being a conventional expedient as is well known. Attached to the top wall 23 of cover 12 exteriorly thereof is a detachable connector or clip of thin resilient material. Clip 15 has a first portion 25 which overlies the exterior surface of top wall 23, a second portion 26 somewhat longer than the first portion extending back over the latter in a reverse direction, and a third portion 27 formed in a substantially complete loop which extends downwardly from the second portion adjacent the top surface of cover 12, that is, the outer surface of wall 23. Clip 15 is preferably positioned in the center of cover 12 with the axis of the loop portion parallel to the ice longer side walls of the box. Clip 15 may be aflixed to cover 12 in any convenient manner as with tabs 16 on the first portion 25 of the clip.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, it is seen that when complete encasement of an article, such as a watch band 20, mounted on base 11, is undesirable for the reason that the article is to be exposed to view in a pleasing display position rather than transported, for example, base 11 may be re-oriented in a generally upright position. To this end, the cover is removed from the base, clip 15 serving as a handle for this purpose, and placed on some flat surface such as a display shelf. By inserting a side wall 22 of base 11 between the looped third portion of clip 15 and the top surface of cover 12, base 11 will then be maintained upright by cover 12 with bottom wall 21 disposed angularly relative to top wall 23. Since the side walls 22 of the base are preferably inclined somewhat as shown, the angle between the top and bottom walls is somewhat greater than Alternatively, either a shorter or longer one of the side walls 22 (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 respectively) may be clipped to cover 12, as appears to be most desirable for display purposes. Accordingly, article 20 will be completely exposed in a most pleasing display position as this arrangement of the members of the box afiords.

It is apparent that the preferred embodiment described in the foregoing is susceptible of various modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention and, therefore, What is claimed is:

A display box comprising a base, said base having a substantially flat bottom wall andfom' side walls; a removable cover for said base, said cover having a substantially flat top wall and four side walls, said top and bottom walls being substantially parallel to one another when the box is closed; and a metallic clip formed with a relatively thin sheet of resilient material attached to said top wall exteriorly thereof, said clip having a first portion overlying the top surface of said cover, a second portion bent back over said first portion and being inclined with respect to said top Wall, and a third portion formed in a loop extending generally downwardly adjacent said top wall, whereby one of the side walls of said base may be inserted between the third portion of said clip and the top wall of said cover, said cover then serving to maintain said base with its bottom wall in a generally upright position when it is desired to display an article mounted thereon.

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